OLD DUTCH BURYING GROUND Dead Men's Bones Exhumed.
The large piece of land, containing eight lots, situate on Fulton street, between Smith and Hoyt streets, formerly used as the old Dutch Church burial ground, and more recently known as the piece on which circus tents have been pitched, is now being broke up to receive the foundations of four most elegant stores, being constructed by Mr. A. S. WHEELER, the owner of the property. The men of the pickax, is digging the earth some ten feet deep for the concrete work, discovered the bones of a whole family, and of several others deposited in that location, day before yesterday, which are removed to another resting place. These buildings will cover four lots, each 25 x 100 feet, four lots still remaining to be occupied on the Livingston street or south side of the old graveyard. Mr. WHELER paid $112,000 for the entire burial ground, and these four buildings will cost $120,000 when completed. Mr. WHEELER intends to occupy a portion of one of these floors for his private use and business purposes, and the rest of the structure will be rented out. The front of these buildings will be of iron and the other portions of brick, in the French renaissance style of architecture, of four stories and a mansard roof, but thoroughly fire proof ; and there will be a basement but no sub cellar. The front of the basement will be used for business purposes, the rear for heating apparatus, storage or fuel and other necessary material... For the continuation of the building plans: Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 29, 1872 Page 4 Back to CEMETERY INDEX Back to CEMETERY INDEX Back to BROOKLYN Page Main